Eat chili at Farmers Market of the Ozarks to aid victims of hurricane

Heat up this weekend at the Farmers Market of the Ozarks chili cook-off event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday off Republic Road and Highway 60. The chili cook-off will help with a local collection drive for the Hurricane Sandy relief.

"Our vendors will sample their best chili recipes to the public and customers can vote on their favorites by dropping loose coins and dollars in a voting jar at each vendor stall," Market Manager Lane McConnell explained in a press release. "FMO will donate all proceeds from the voting to the Red Cross to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy."

Announcement of the winners of the chili cook-off will take place at 12:30 p.m. at the musician stage. Copies of the winning recipes will be made available on the market's Facebook page.

"We will also be taking donations of new clothing, new blankets, new and gently used jackets, toiletries, diapers, and dry food donations to help with the Sandy relief effort at the Market Hub at market," said McConnell.

For more information, contact McConnell at 417-766-8711.

College collecting gifts for children

Every year, College of the Ozarks participates in Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a project of Samaritan's Purse, and collects shoeboxes filled with gifts to send to children living in poverty-stricken or war-torn countries worldwide. Individuals interested in participating in OCC may drop off one or more gift-filled shoeboxes from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Nov. 17 and Nov. 19; and noon-4 p.m. Nov. 18, at the Williams Memorial Chapel parking lot on campus.

Shoeboxes can contain things such as toothpaste, toys and school supplies. Instructions on what or what not to include in a shoebox may be found at http://www.samaritanspurse.org/. For more information on drop-off hours, please call Christian Ministries at 417-690-3446.

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Eat chili at Farmers Market of the Ozarks to aid victims of hurricane

Heat up this weekend at the Farmers Market of the Ozarks chili cook-off event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday off Republic Road and Highway 60. The chili cook-off will help with a local collection